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The Ohio Family Violence Prevention Center was established at OCJS in 1999. Prior to the Center, no similar body existed in Ohio. The Center serves as an information clearinghouse for public and private organizations providing assistance to victims. The Center also offers a variety of services such as providing victim advocacy, resources and referrals, organizing workshops, giving presentations and conducting research on family violence and its impact on communities.

Daily, the Ohio FVPC promotes awareness, intervention and prevention of domestic violence and family violence-related issues in Ohio including being actively involved in the following organizations:

The Center is home to the Ohio Family Violence Prevention Advisory Council. The Council is where Ohio's top experts in domestic and family violence intervention and prevention disciplines come together to consider and recommend improvements in state laws and policies. The mission of the Council is to provide guidance, encourage coordination and promote action by government, the private sector and citizens to understand, prevent and respond to domestic and family violence including teen dating, sexual and stalking violence. The FVPC Advisory Council will also work as allies of other programs and agencies as they seek to end other abuses in our community which include but are not limited to such crimes as human trafficking, elder abuse, and child abuse.

The Advisory Council is composed of approximately 30 members appointed by the Executive Director of OCJS. The members are multi-disciplinary in representation and may include federal and state governments, local initiatives and non-governmental agencies as well as different demographic and geographic representatives. Currently the Council has four committees to address various topics of interest and concern to the Council.

Excellence In Advocacy: A Victim-Centered Approach Developed by the Family Violence Prevention Center Advisory Council within OCJS.
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*** The Benchbook will be updated by the Supreme Court of Ohio in the near future to reflect changes in statistics, legislation and other trends in the family violence prevention field. We are no longer providing printed copies of this publication, however, it can be downloaded from the link above.